Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.2% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Athens instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
$6.88
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
$5.03
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
$7.66
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
$12.13
€10.93
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
$630.26
€567.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
$532.87
€480.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
$482.99
€435.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
$3.62
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
$46.52
€41.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
$116.71
€105.17
|
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